A SEVENTH YEAR FOR POETS AT LARGE
January 12, 2026
Poets at Large will present spoken word/poetry events at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT as it begins a seventh year. PAL Coordinator Karen Warinsky said, “Due to the generosity of our sponsors this year, we will be able to present these readings free of charge. We pay featured readers a small stipend for their time and travel. Our featured poets bring their books to sell, so we are hoping patrons will be generous in supporting the poets by buying their books. Donations are also welcome. Besides these events at The Vanilla Bean, we also plan to hold some events at a few other venues in CT and MA in 2026 and will announce those later.” Vanilla Bean events are on Saturday nights and begin at 7 p.m.
Reading at The Vanilla Bean for the winter/spring season will be Denise Abercrombie and Sean P. Forbes (2/21), Christopher Reilley and Carla Schwartz (3/21), Joshua M. Stewart and Doug Anderson (4/18), Jim Finnegan and Irena Kaci (5/16) and Sarah Gagne Wheeler and Laura DiCaronimo (6/20).
Poets at Large has brought over 120 published and awarded poets to the area since 2020 and dozens of people have participated in the open mic portions during that time. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant and are recommended for ages 16 and up. These readings are sponsored in part by Linemaster Switch, WHZ Financial Advisors, bankHometown, The Putnam Area Foundation and Charter Oak FCU. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic. 5-minute max as time allows.
